Lenora (Prachatice District)

Lenora (German: Eleonorenhain) is a municipality and village in Prachatice District in the South Bohemian Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 700 inhabitants.

Lenora
Municipality
Lenora wooden bridge
Flag Coat of arms
Lenora Location in the Czech Republic
Coordinates: 48°55′21″N 13°47′36″E
Country	Czech Republic
Region	South Bohemian
District	Prachatice
Founded	1834
Area
• Total	17.79 km2 (6.87 sq mi)
Elevation	765 m (2,510 ft)
Population  (2025-01-01)[1]
• Total	652
• Density	36.6/km2 (94.9/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+1 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal codes	384 42, 384 51
Website	www.lenora.cz

Lenora lies approximately 17 kilometres (11 mi) south-west of Prachatice, 50 km (31 mi) west of České Budějovice, and 137 km (85 mi) south of Prague.

Administrative division

Lenora consists of five municipal parts (in brackets population according to the 2021 census):^[2]

• Lenora (494)
• Houžná (46)
• Kaplice (3)
• Vlčí Jámy (17)
• Zátoň (71)

History

Lenora was founded in 1834 as one of the last glassworks in the Bohemian Forest.^[3]

Demographics

Historical population

Year	Pop.	±%
1869	1,689	—
1880	1,542	−8.7%
1890	1,789	+16.0%
1900	1,832	+2.4%
1910	1,698	−7.3%
1921	1,672	−1.5%
1930	1,854	+10.9%
1950	934	−49.6%
1961	861	−7.8%
1970	835	−3.0%
1980	833	−0.2%
1991	861	+3.4%
2001	803	−6.7%
2011	776	−3.4%
2021	631	−18.7%
Source: Censuses[4][5]